Our friends at The Spicy’s doll blog always have such beautiful photos and have been kind enough to share some of their tips with our readers.
Doll Photography Tip #1 – Interesting Angles
If you find that your photos are all looking the same, try changing the angle! Dolls can look wonderful from ALL angles! Experiment with shooting from above, below or from the left or right.
Doll Photography Tip #2 – Check Your Background
One thing we have found SO helpful is to have nice backgrounds! No one really wants to see clutter in photos, so before shooting, simply remove any excess clutter that you don’t want in the photo. Another thing to try is to set up your own background! We love using white poster board as a nice simple backdrop for photo shoots. If you’d like a more colorful backdrop, try hanging a fun printed fabric behind your subject.
Doll Photography Tip #3 – New Focus
So many of us take boring, mug shot photos of our dolls. But we often forget there are so many other great elements that make our dollies unique! Does she have a fantastic sense of style? Snap some pics of that cute scarf she’s sporting. Is she sporty? How about a shot of her making the winning goal? Show your dolls personality and creative spirit thorough your pictures.
Doll Photography Tip #4 – Go Outside
Sometimes the lighting indoors is not that great for doll photos. Dolls need lots of light to brighten up their skin and make them look radiant! Our fastest and easiest fix is to head outside! Our favorite times to shoot are right before sun set – the light is wonderful!
Bonus Tip for Doll Photography – Crop!
And this one is from Char. Once you have taken a great photo, try using picmonkey.com, ipiccy.com, pixlr.com, fotoflexer.com or paint (on your desktop) to crop out any unneeded ”space” in your photo or to create a more professional look!
We hope you find these doll photography tips to be helpful and try some of the techniques the next time you take photos.
Have a great day and thanks again to Holly and Kay at The Spicy’s.
Thanks! I needed this.
super cool.now i can take better pictures to send in.I also have a question,i want to send in pictures of my doll house but i can’t take it outside to take pics.have any tips?me and my friend are also having a doll sleepover tonight and we will be sending in pictures!love doll diaries!
Sincerely,
Melody
Secondie!
Oops. Thirdie.
CUTE GREAT TIPS!
Fourthie? Well anyways another photo edit program is Picasa 3 by Google. Thats what my family uses.
I’m almost surprised you didn’t include any of mine in a “Don’t do this!” section! ;D My indoor shots are cluttered because my house is cluttered. Outside, much better. I’d add one that you’ve always done well–Get on the doll’s-eye-view level. Sometimes it puts the photographer in awkward poses but it’s worth it.
I love the spicys!
Great ideas-as usual-Char!
Great tips! I’ll definately try this out!
Thanks! I luv spicys!
Great tips! I’ve always wanted to photograph outside, but where I live there’s lots of cars going by constantly, and I’m afraid I’ll look weird or people might laugh at me if I am photographing dolls.
They’re making a new AG doll Store In Miami
In my winning entry to the reader photo event last month I put a floral pillow behind kit.
great tips thx!
@ Anastasia I know yesterday i went to take pictures of my dolls everyone just starred and thought I look wired because they think I am too old for dolls well I am not!
I know I’m going off on a tangent, but I’m taking a US History class this summer, and our last unit was on the War of 1812, Caroline Abbott’s unit.
Here’s what I think might happen in the story:
-Caroline’s father could be a “War Hawk”
-Caroline’s brother (or father) could be impressed into the Royal Navy
-Caroline disguises as a young boy, fights the British at New Orleans, and frees her brother (or father) from the Royal Navy, or at least helps them escape
**DISCLAIMER: I do not know the author, nor have I read the books. I am merely basing these events off what I learned today and can infer about the books.**
Thanks for sharing these tips! They really will help me with my blog!
thats good to know
Hey! I know this has nothing to do with this post, but I figured I should tell you anyway! I went to AGP today and an employee told me that Caroline WILL be from 1812! She has long light colored(blonde?) hair and it’s wavy, but not very curly.
I don’t know if this is true, but that is what the AG employee told me! =)
-Lauren
Char, where would I find the new h4h doll stuff? maybe because im in a different time place, but their still not their. Where will i find them?
Check their website and the ToysRUs website – maybe later today.
Lauren – it is true that Caroline will be from 1812. AG posted that on their Facebook page a while ago.
PrettyIrishAG- I don’t think she would be disguised as a young boy because Felicity did something so similar. But the rest of the ideas were great.
thank you 4 tips!